The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-12-21

2l, 1887.
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JOURNALISM By R0TE.
A JERSEY COLLEGE FoR AspLEAHTs
TO NEWSPAPER aCNOHS.
Professor PoGsDap and ihe liacisens:.rs
school Of journalism. Where Pr&c:ica
and Theoretical Newspaper Making f.
Taught by an Adept.
The undersigned having opened 8
School Of journalism, respectfully re
quests fair share Of the public patron.
age. The hool is handsomely situated
on the Hackensack meadows. The ioca
tion is healthful. Fcoa the campus The
blue Orange Mountains are visible, only
few n lies away. In the apposjce O.
rection may be seen the busy ma,anfac,
turing town of Newark. ILe ceggce o:
Bachelor of Journalism is conferred CT
oil students who pGrsue the full course
and pass g satisfactory examination. Lhe
degree of Mastsr Of Journalism is be-
slowed on all students who compless q
postgraduate course OF six months.
Lectures will be given during the Jesz
by many New Jersey editors. Ms.
Podsnap viii have the society reporters
under her personal instruction. Pro
fessor Podsnap viii lecture during the
winter semester on "Personal journal
ISM in the South.
Tecns:-Full course. e.............S S75
diploma. ................ "a
Postgraduate course. 4o
The Virgins medal, founded By Hon.
John Wigsins, of Tenafy, will be pre-
sented at the annual com nencemens to
the student writing the best report Of a
fire in Hackensack.
The following works are confidently
recommended as text books: Webster s
Spelling Book, Green's English Gram
mar, Mitcbell's Elementary Geography
and Swinton's History OF the Army CT
the Potomac.
TMoPoLUs PoDsNAP, PressG;.s.
Professor JANE PoDsSAP, Registra-.
The interesting advertisement printed
above recently appeared IN New } =rsey
newspaper, although the name signed to
it was not Podsnap. The College 81
Journalism is situated on tbe outskirts;
of Hackensac&. It is q two-stocy :samo
building with large grounds. The cam
pus commands fine We" of Ha:ken-
sack meadows, through WHICH the Hack
ensack River, on whose banks th.a Old
Dutch settlers used to fish, Winds Ike q
German silver thread. The Grange
Mountains may beseen above lie III rizon
lire through glass.
Professor Podsnap, vho WAS veteran
Journalist and wore dress coa=, re-
ceived the reporter in 3 cordial manner.
Twenty stndants, Representing every
county in New jersey, had nnatr;ca'at:d
at his schoot Of Journalism, he sac, dur
ing the past fall. The institution YES In
aourishiog condition and rs in:'ruc-
ton vas intensely practical. An lAssl-
nary schedule Was made cut every day,
and students were sent out on imaginary
assignments. II this way they b. ;sroe
accustomed 10 writing every kind Q. cD1.
rent news.
"Cone IL, said she professor, ard
hear one OF o:;r reoitations. We nave
at least dozen students E4o have heen
mere only SIX weeks aud s2e now Glah-
fed to edit any newspaper IN the "ocid.
Seven oi our senior class are waiting tor
places as managing editors. Some cf
our managing EDITORS nave already at
tanned greaS distinction il journalism.
Henderson Migg!eton is marine editor
of the Tottenville Palladium. J. H4her
Tompkins is dramatic editor OF TIE
Tenady Courier.
President Podsnap took charge o. his
class. 81 have ssnt cut cae student, !"
said he, ssto write Up stroll Though
Hackensack, q le Joe Howard, another
to w:ite up snppositiSioas fire, & ;h:rd
to describe an imaginary triple murder,
and fourth to write Up and furnish the
details of hy potheticai suicide. IN th'a
wey We give 70 our students the tcatalng
which they would obtain oo a regular
newspaper.
The class Gled in. The frs5 s*rdent
who recited arcsc and read: 'sTer ib!e
Confagra5ion-Wild Scenes Il Hachen-
sack-The Fire Department Exhausted
Marrow Escape of the City. ! c:sas-
trous coahagralion burst out in Hacken-
sack LAST night. TIE large barn Of
Deacon 4. ". Jones took fire lastnighf.
The fire bell rang With fierce cia-soc,
summoning the frightened cislzaGs to
the scene. TIE flames mounted to the
sky II lurid columns, threatening llr'.
McCo:n:ck's hen yard with instant de-
structioD. 80. and No. 2 we:e or. the
ground soon after TIE fire began. look
and Ladder No. 3 arrived only five
minutes after the hose companies, having
been delayed in a rut.
''The city cisterns having been dry
for three months, the hose companies
were unable &c Go ailJ sling. Buckets o.
water we're nassed from hand 70 hand,
but they were Ike oil cE. tue waters ald
only seemed so increase the flames. Al 2
q. NJ. the fire T.ss beyond control &aG
Lad burned down TO tie basement o tac
barr. The loss vii reach 500. T%y
tons OF lay, q se5 OF haraess and sac&s
we're burned. Loss $500. Insurance
$3.50. Samuel SIM pkins Of the hre de-
partnent sprained his little fngerin tr:s
ing 10 lit a ladder off No. -
'Ihat, said Professor Po:snap. SIS ?
picturesqu que and splendid report. Ioa
might have put il listle agony q: she
discovery OF the fire; but it is very GooG.